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You rely on a lot of things about learning to play a particular character.

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Obviously, any time you're closer in terms of what your knowledge is to a character, you can add something. But an actor's job is not to play only people he can identify with.

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I did a play in high school, then one in college. My first professional experience was off-off-Broadway. I'm conveniently blocking the title. I'm sure I was terrible.

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A movie is a filmed rehearsal in a way. The audience doesn't know that because you're taking out the things that don't work. There's no comparison to the theater because it's live. But making a movie is just as challenging and exciting, I find. A movie is pure process. The theater is the result of process.

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I apply the three gag rule, which is if I can read a script without gagging more than three times, then maybe I can say yes to this job.

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There is a temptation for an actor to editorialize what they're doing. And you can't do that with Pinter. It's almost like a musical score. His lines are so specific, but they can mean different things to different people, like an alternating current.

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You realize Shakespeare wasn't stuck for an idea when he said, 'All the world's a stage.'

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As a matter of fact, part of being Jewish is the whole question of what it is to be a Jew.

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Sometimes you make a connection with a writer or a piece of material, and there's not much to ask.

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I got to learn from the American audience. Hearing what it is they're not getting. These are audiences, 35 to 40, an older demographic that controls seven to 10 trillion dollars. And the producers and distributors have convinced themselves this group doesn't go to the movies.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: April 11th, 1947

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